May 18, 2014 • ALPR,
CELL PHONE,
EMAIL NEWSLETTER,
FOIA,
GPS TRACKING,
LICENSE PLATES,
NEWSLETTER,
PRIVACY,
PUBLIC RECORDS,
RED LIGHT CAMERA,
SPEED LIMIT,
Technology A couple weeks ago we wrote about what happens when the cameras and microphones are turned on those (law enforcement officers) who normally do the watching. Turns out they don’t like it much. You know who also doesn’t like it? The private companies that partner with law enforcement agencies to help with the watching. Vigilant […]
April 28, 2014 • ARIZONA,
CALIFORNIA,
CELL PHONE,
CHECKPOINT,
EMAIL NEWSLETTER,
GPS TRACKING,
LICENSE PLATES,
MASSACHUSETTS,
NEWSLETTER,
PRIVACY,
ROADBLOCK,
Technology Quis custodiet ipsos custodes? (From the Latin: Who’s watching the watchmen?) Think about the web of surveillance that surrounds our daily lives: Google tracks our online behavior. The cable company knows what we watch on TV. Our smart phones track our movements. Government agencies monitor our electronic communications and take pictures of our vehicle license […]
March 16, 2014 • BLACK BOX,
CELL PHONE,
EMAIL NEWSLETTER,
FOURTH AMENDMENT,
GPS TRACKING,
ILLEGAL SEARCH,
ILLINOIS,
INSURANCE,
MARYLAND,
MASSACHUSETTS,
NEWSLETTER,
PRIVACY,
Technology,
TRAFFIC STOP,
VIDEOTAPING We talk a lot here about how evolving technology can work for you or against you. A perfect example is the use of cell phones to record police activity during traffic stops. Even though you may be within your rights to record police, they may not see it that way, which can lead to no […]
February 3, 2014 • EMAIL NEWSLETTER,
Fuel Tax,
Gas Tax,
GPS TRACKING,
LEGISLATION,
MARYLAND,
NEWSLETTER,
OREGON,
PRIVACY,
REVENUE GENERATION,
Technology The Maryland General Assembly will consider a proposal this week to prohibit the state or local jurisdiction from imposing a vehicle miles traveled (VMT) tax on private vehicle owners. The measure would also prohibit the installation of GPS devices in private vehicles to track and report vehicle miles traveled. The NMA will provide testimony in […]
July 29, 2012 • BLACK BOX,
CELL PHONE,
EMAIL NEWSLETTER,
GPS TRACKING,
NEVADA,
NEWSLETTER,
PENNSYLVANIA,
PRIVACY,
SEAT BELT,
SOCIAL NETWORKING,
Technology There’s no escaping it. You leave a digital footprint everywhere you go. And it tells a lot about you: where you’ve been, what you’ve been doing—even your state of mind.We’ve discussed some of these digital trackers already. Cell phone records can…
